Barn, Stable And Cowhouse Range Immediately North Of Sonde Farmhouse

SO 79 NE WORFIELD

6/10012 Barn, stable and cowhouse range immediately north of Sonde Farmhouse

GV II

Barn with integral stables and cowhouse. Circa early to mid C19. Flemish stretcher bond red brick. Machine tile roof with shaped brick coping to gable parapets with stone kneelers. PLAN: L-shaped on plan with 3-bay barn and integral cowhouse in the main range with integral stables at right angles to the barn. EXTERIOR: SW front barn has large segmental arch cart doorway rebated for plank double doors, large round pitching eye to left with stone cill flanked by diamond pattern ventilation holes. Lower single storey cowhouse to left with 2 doorways and 3 windows with segmental arch heads. Stable wing projects on right with central doorway with plank door and flanking windows all with segmental arches; pitching eye in gable end with pigeon holes above. On SE side the gable end of barn has giant arch pierced with ventilation holes in brickwork. Rear NE has central cart entrance to barn with flanking pitching eyes with stone cills and diamond pattern ventilation holes; lower cowhouse on right with double doors to left. INTERIOR: 3-bay barn with tie-beam and queen-strut roof, the struts only supporting the purlins without principal rafters and ridgeboard intact. Stables has chamfered soft wood ceiling beam and unchamfered joists; the stalls missing.

Listing NGR: SO7601695924